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and, of course, energy security, energy independence for our country. it's a great example of what we can do together. so now you're working on hydraulic fracturing. we can't produce oil and gas without hydraulic fracturing. so i need your commitment to work with us on that. that's one. at the same time, we are working on permitting, for example, on blm land. right now takes 10 to 14 days to permit a well in our state but it takes 270 days on blm land. we've got energy legislation in. our blm streamlining act, which i think we got bipartisan support. i think you guys are on board with the. we work with some of your people to develop it. the point is this, we need your help streamlining the regulatory burden. and that's one of the things we're going to show you. we will show you hydraulic fracturing, transparent and open. we do it right, we don't will that we create a lot of jobs and a lot of energy. so specifically where are you at with the hydraulic fracturing rules? are you going to work with the states to make sure they work? and can we continue this
and, of course, energy security, energy independence for our country. it's a great example of what we can do together. so now you're working on hydraulic fracturing. we can't produce oil and gas without hydraulic fracturing. so i need your commitment to work with us on that. that's one. at the same time, we are working on permitting, for example, on blm land. right now takes 10 to 14 days to permit a well in our state but it takes 270 days on blm land. we've got energy legislation in. our blm...
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reports that our country will get 37% of ash energy -- of our energy from coal until 2040." that's this administration's energy department. removing coal from our energy mix will have disastrous consequences for our recovering economy. i couldn't degree more with that democratic colleague. and it is time for the white house to stop pivoting from job-destroying policies to p.r. pitches for jobs right back to job-destroying policies. i.t. time for the administration to get -- it's time for the extra etion to get serious about pursuing a workable strategy for this country, for energy, for the economy, and for jobs. mr. president, briefly on another matter, another day has gone by -- another day has gone by, and we're still not clear that the majority leader is going to keep his word given back at the beginning of this congress that the issue of the rules of the senate for this congress have been settled -- have been settled as a result of bipartisan discussions that occurred back in january, leading to the passing of two rules changes and two standing orders, after which the ma
reports that our country will get 37% of ash energy -- of our energy from coal until 2040." that's this administration's energy department. removing coal from our energy mix will have disastrous consequences for our recovering economy. i couldn't degree more with that democratic colleague. and it is time for the white house to stop pivoting from job-destroying policies to p.r. pitches for jobs right back to job-destroying policies. i.t. time for the administration to get -- it's time for...
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turning to energy issues, the department plays an important role in providing energy resources for the country. significant strides were made during secretary salazar's tenure on the siting of renewable energy projects on public land. the department just this week announced its first lease sale on the ocf. secretary jewell, we're going to encourage you to continue those efforts. i'm also pleased to see strong support for the department's new energy frontier niche tef that promotes responsible energy development on our public lands. as the secretary knows and colleagues, we talk an awful lot about it here, we're especially concerned about the management of our forests. as the length and severity of both drought and wildfire seasons has increased year after year, and i'm one who believes that certainly a measure of this is due to climate change. it's clear that federal forests are in poor health making them more vulnerable to catastrophic forest fires. and as we talked about just a couple of days ago in this room, i am troubled that the president's budget request includes nearly a 50% re
turning to energy issues, the department plays an important role in providing energy resources for the country. significant strides were made during secretary salazar's tenure on the siting of renewable energy projects on public land. the department just this week announced its first lease sale on the ocf. secretary jewell, we're going to encourage you to continue those efforts. i'm also pleased to see strong support for the department's new energy frontier niche tef that promotes responsible...
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low-income families will continue to benefit from low-income energy programs, lie liheap. it protects nutrition assistance, prenatal care so we can have more healthy babies, and healthy moms. the elderly, disabled, low-income familieses and veterans will continue to receive housing assistance. over 88,000 illinoisans will continue to receive the unemployment benefits. and illinois businesses will benefit from more than $8.5 billion spending of consumer spending in a time when we desperately need this in our economy. let me say one last word. i have been involved in this deficit discussion fo discussiog period of time. this is not a deficit-reduction measure. it does reduce it. but the arcane scoring by the c.b.o. will not give us any credit for reducing the deficit. we do have more revenue coming in, but some of the other measures would be scored as send expenditures. we still have a deficit issue. we still have a deficit problem. what we tried to establish this morning in this vote, revenue has to be part of every solution on deficit reduction. the other side of the aisle
low-income families will continue to benefit from low-income energy programs, lie liheap. it protects nutrition assistance, prenatal care so we can have more healthy babies, and healthy moms. the elderly, disabled, low-income familieses and veterans will continue to receive housing assistance. over 88,000 illinoisans will continue to receive the unemployment benefits. and illinois businesses will benefit from more than $8.5 billion spending of consumer spending in a time when we desperately...
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to the american wind energy association, solar energy association, american council on renewable energy and many more. just one more quote if i might. david crane, the c.e.o. of energy energy said -- quote -- "the m.l.p. parity act is a phenomenal idea. it is a fairly arcane part of the tax law but worked well and been beneficial in the oil and gas bass. -- gas base." madam president, senator murkowski, one of the things that the folks who we work for expect us to do is to find ways to move forward together. is to find ways to nail down and address inequities in the law, and this is one that we can fix with a simple, straightforward bill. i'm so grateful for your cosponsorship and your leadership. i agree with you that i see real momentum behind this free market approach. did you have anything else today you wanted to add, senator murkowski, as we advocate on the introduction of this bill? ms. murkowski: senator coons again, thank you. thank you not only for your leadership but for the opportunity to speak to this issue on the floor today. as we talk about the momentum, i think we recog
to the american wind energy association, solar energy association, american council on renewable energy and many more. just one more quote if i might. david crane, the c.e.o. of energy energy said -- quote -- "the m.l.p. parity act is a phenomenal idea. it is a fairly arcane part of the tax law but worked well and been beneficial in the oil and gas bass. -- gas base." madam president, senator murkowski, one of the things that the folks who we work for expect us to do is to find ways...
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secure source of energy. it it sounds it's been reported the president is talking about the keystone x l pipeline and putting conditions on it. it's surrendering our opportunity to put more americans to work, essentially. i'm looking forward to putting the senate on record and seeing where democrats stands on the president's plans. do they support hard working americans and affordable energy, or do they support the agenda of the president? i also have a significant concerns about gina mccarthy the president's pick to be head of the environmental agency. she reported to the senate that the things the president is talking about today is nothing she knows nothing about. either she's ignorant at epa where she's been a assistant director. and is arrogant and wants the senate not to know what she knows. it tarnishes her nomination. american people need somebody at the epa they can trust. >> if there's a simpler economic formula than more energy equals more more jobs. i don't know what it is. a corollary more expens
secure source of energy. it it sounds it's been reported the president is talking about the keystone x l pipeline and putting conditions on it. it's surrendering our opportunity to put more americans to work, essentially. i'm looking forward to putting the senate on record and seeing where democrats stands on the president's plans. do they support hard working americans and affordable energy, or do they support the agenda of the president? i also have a significant concerns about gina mccarthy...
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energy prices too high. old people, mail people another check. they're hurting. send out government checks. factory closed. mail another check out to help people who didn't get a job. your school failing. send them 0 another check. and then there's in one -- too many americans unemployed. bring in foreign workers to do the job. the presiding officer: the senator's time has expired. mr. sessions: madam president, so we're ten minutes -- the presiding officer: the senator is correct. mr. sessions: i would ask unanimous consent to have two additional minutes. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. sessions: thank the chair. so by what definition can we call what we've been seeing for the last five years as success? it's just not. that's the problem. we've taxed moshings we've spent more, we've regulated more, we've borrowed moshings we've stimulated more. and it hasn't produced solid growth. we've had the slowest recovery from a recession since the great depression. so this is the plan: reduce wages that results in this -- a reduction in w
energy prices too high. old people, mail people another check. they're hurting. send out government checks. factory closed. mail another check out to help people who didn't get a job. your school failing. send them 0 another check. and then there's in one -- too many americans unemployed. bring in foreign workers to do the job. the presiding officer: the senator's time has expired. mr. sessions: madam president, so we're ten minutes -- the presiding officer: the senator is correct. mr....
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now it takes time and energy if you go that direction. it doesn't become a freebie that one senator spending no time, no energy can go out to dinner, go off on vacation, can paralyze the senate. now you have to spend the time and, to make your case and not only is that important in stripping away frivolous filibusters, but it means the american people get to weigh in. i'm absolutely convinced if we were going back to the debate on the disclose act which stripped away scres in campaign donations and we had 59 votes to close gate, needed a 60th, those for additional debate fled this chamber fearful of making their case before the american people. if they had this had to stand and defend foreign donations in our campaign system, the american people would have said not that you're a here but you're a bum. they would have weighed in and said to their own senators join the effort to close debate because to stand in the way of a final vote over secrecy in campaign donations does great damage to our democracy, and maybe the pressure and common se
now it takes time and energy if you go that direction. it doesn't become a freebie that one senator spending no time, no energy can go out to dinner, go off on vacation, can paralyze the senate. now you have to spend the time and, to make your case and not only is that important in stripping away frivolous filibusters, but it means the american people get to weigh in. i'm absolutely convinced if we were going back to the debate on the disclose act which stripped away scres in campaign donations...
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energy independence today. this is a reality we could be living in and it would dramatically improve our economy. unemployment continues to hover around 8% nationwide but in states like oklahoma and north dakota we're at full employment. why? because of energy development. with greater energy of federal energy resources we could see dramatic improvement in our economy and there's no reason not to do it. the states have clearly demonstrated they're capable of handling oil and gas development and processes and regulations. they've been doing it for a hundred years on state and private lands. why shouldn't they do it on federal lands as well? the 109 amendment trusts the states and the senate should do the same thing. i bring this up now because tomorrow there is going to be a speech, it's going to be -- president obama is going to give a speech on i would say global warming but they don't call it that since the global isn't warming they now call it it's a climate speech. and the unilateral first steps to regulati
energy independence today. this is a reality we could be living in and it would dramatically improve our economy. unemployment continues to hover around 8% nationwide but in states like oklahoma and north dakota we're at full employment. why? because of energy development. with greater energy of federal energy resources we could see dramatic improvement in our economy and there's no reason not to do it. the states have clearly demonstrated they're capable of handling oil and gas development and...
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they're talking about the fact that winter is coming on and our energy costs are still as high as they ever have been. they're worried about what's -- what's coming forward for them and their families. what they don't need is to know that their government can't operate. so as we deal with these very weighty decisions at this very, very late hour, we need to remember who we represent, what we're doing here. it's not just about the next election. it's about making sure that those people that we work for are not stressing and are not anxious about what tomorrow is going to bring for them. so i'm hopeful in the less than two hours that we have we will be able to figure out how we keep the government running, how we keep the wheels on the bus, and how we get back to governing. and with that, madam president, i yield the floor. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from new hampshire. mrs. shaheen: thank you,madam president. i want to echo my colleague from alaska, senator murkowski, and also the chair of the appropriations committee, senator mikulski, for their comm
they're talking about the fact that winter is coming on and our energy costs are still as high as they ever have been. they're worried about what's -- what's coming forward for them and their families. what they don't need is to know that their government can't operate. so as we deal with these very weighty decisions at this very, very late hour, we need to remember who we represent, what we're doing here. it's not just about the next election. it's about making sure that those people that we...
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it also don't think energy development was important to them. it's economic activity that helps give them jobs and fuels their local economy. these are both important, but it's also important for us to get it right. so the type of smart balanced approach to development is especially what we need in new frontiers like the arctic come or in the development of places like a boxing region of north dakota where we're expensing a major energy boom. i went and visited there. some of you probably seem pictures and i will say it's also right on the boundary of theodore roosevelt national park. i think i saw teddy over there. i know it's hollowing but i think -- is just come back from the dead to join us. we are taking care of your park except as oil and gas development going near. we're trying to work on that. [laughter] i just have to say during the visit was learned a lot about how companies were directional drilling, have a smaller footprint on the land and the drillinbuilding methods that wed when i was in industry, i also went out to theodore roosev
it also don't think energy development was important to them. it's economic activity that helps give them jobs and fuels their local economy. these are both important, but it's also important for us to get it right. so the type of smart balanced approach to development is especially what we need in new frontiers like the arctic come or in the development of places like a boxing region of north dakota where we're expensing a major energy boom. i went and visited there. some of you probably seem...
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the president emulates failing energy programs in europe. his policies were designed to promote a policy -- energy theory that's not really ready economically. it's one thing to invest in research to try to create a new battery. it's another thing to try to loan hundreds of millions of dollars to a company to produce a product that's not competitive and not ready for prime time. that's a mistake that we made. mr. lawnborg from europe who wrote the book "cool it" and is an expert, i think, on these issues pointed out a number of years ago in his book that the best way to handle this is for the government to subsidize where it can and direct money to try to reach technological breakthroughs but you should not mandate the people of the united states use any kind of program that won't work, that's going to cost them a lot more money and have little benefit on the environment. back in 2008, president obama made this statement: "will america watch as clean energy jobs and industry of the future flourish in countries like spain, japan, and germany?
the president emulates failing energy programs in europe. his policies were designed to promote a policy -- energy theory that's not really ready economically. it's one thing to invest in research to try to create a new battery. it's another thing to try to loan hundreds of millions of dollars to a company to produce a product that's not competitive and not ready for prime time. that's a mistake that we made. mr. lawnborg from europe who wrote the book "cool it" and is an expert, i...
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do you want to know why amazon and boeing and carnival cruise lines and duke energy and p.g.&e., all companies making billions of dollars in profits per year pay effective tax rates well under 10%? look at the $150 billion in corporate tax giveaways there in alli baba's treasure cave. do you want to know how it is that corporate jets -- corporate jets -- get special favored tax treatment compared to the commercial jets that ordinary mortals fly around on? look at the accelerated corporate jet depreciation schedules in alli baba's tax treasure cave. when the speaker says the talk about raising revenue is over, look at what he is protecting. the republican treasure-trove of corporate and special interest earmarks heaped up like gold and jewels in the old illustration in their alli baba's cave of tax treasures. well, we democrats are knocking at that door. we're saying, america's paid in deficit reduction $1.5 trillion already. and we're offering another $975 billion on top of that. we're saying that $600 billion came out of tax increases. but what about loopholes? what about lo
do you want to know why amazon and boeing and carnival cruise lines and duke energy and p.g.&e., all companies making billions of dollars in profits per year pay effective tax rates well under 10%? look at the $150 billion in corporate tax giveaways there in alli baba's treasure cave. do you want to know how it is that corporate jets -- corporate jets -- get special favored tax treatment compared to the commercial jets that ordinary mortals fly around on? look at the accelerated corporate...
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sorry, we can't give them money we're required to give to the international atomic energy agency. now, we're already in the senate bill $72 million below the fiscal year 2009 level, but the house bill is more than three-quarters of a billion dollars below. now, does anybody believe the needs of nato or the international atomic energy agency or the world health organization are less today than they were five years ago? all you have to do is watch the news, all you have to do is read some of the reports, some of the intelligence briefs that every senator can read. you're not going to come up and say, well, the threat's less today than it was five years a ago. you're going to say, as i do as i read these reports, the threat's a great deal worse than it was five years ago. and it's dangerous. it's dangerous. not to be involved in these organizations. in fact, the house bill provides not one single dollar for most international financial institutions, like the asia development bank, the africa development bank, the inter-american development bank, or the international fund for agricult
sorry, we can't give them money we're required to give to the international atomic energy agency. now, we're already in the senate bill $72 million below the fiscal year 2009 level, but the house bill is more than three-quarters of a billion dollars below. now, does anybody believe the needs of nato or the international atomic energy agency or the world health organization are less today than they were five years ago? all you have to do is watch the news, all you have to do is read some of the...
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energy savings. a recent study by mckenzie and company backs me up. the study concluded that maximizing energy efficiency for homes and commercial buildings to help our country reduce energy consumption by 23% by 2020, and cut greenhouse gas emissions by 1.1 gigatons annually. this is the equivalent of taking all passenger cars and light trucks off the road for a year. making our buildings more efficient is more cost-effective than developing new energy sources. current building codes are making new construction significantly more efficient, but a boost is needed for older structures. up to 80% of the buildings standing today will still be here in 2050, so encouraging the retrofitting of existing buildings needs to be a priority. even buildings that are fairly new can benefit from retrofitting. for example, busch stadium, home of the st. louis cardinals was built in 2006 but energy improvements in he 2011 reduced energy consumption by 23%. we can see more successful projects like this proliferate acr
energy savings. a recent study by mckenzie and company backs me up. the study concluded that maximizing energy efficiency for homes and commercial buildings to help our country reduce energy consumption by 23% by 2020, and cut greenhouse gas emissions by 1.1 gigatons annually. this is the equivalent of taking all passenger cars and light trucks off the road for a year. making our buildings more efficient is more cost-effective than developing new energy sources. current building codes are...
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department of energy's waste isolation power plant in carlsbad employs a thousand march. that's out of two million people. so it's an understatement to say that shutting down the federal government strikes at the heart of my state's economy. between sequestration furloughs, the shutdown and the current impasse over averting a catastrophic default on the nation's debt, hardworking middle-class families across new mexico are the ones that are saddled with uncertainty and hardship. these manufactured crises have very real consequences for these families. since the shutdown began, i have heard time and again from constituents who are paying the price for this reckless debacle. they say they feel like the collateral damage in the ongoing ideological battles in washington, d.c. hardworking civil servants dedicated to their jobs and their country have been sent home without pay while many others have to work through the shutdown without a paycheck. yesterday, i spoke with a rio rancho resident named chad diddier, farmer marine and now an air traffic controller in albuquerque. du
department of energy's waste isolation power plant in carlsbad employs a thousand march. that's out of two million people. so it's an understatement to say that shutting down the federal government strikes at the heart of my state's economy. between sequestration furloughs, the shutdown and the current impasse over averting a catastrophic default on the nation's debt, hardworking middle-class families across new mexico are the ones that are saddled with uncertainty and hardship. these...
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energy title. we put the energy title first in the 2002 farm bill. we improved and strengthened it in 2008. it's critical, i believe, to maintain the $880 million in mandatory funding that we put in the senate. it's crucial for our rural areas, our small communities that are building their own energy systems. conservation, i mentioned on working lands, but also for lack of what everyone calls conservation compliance. the fact is the vast majority of producers already do that. so are we going to then say to the few that might be bad actors that you can still get your insurance and stuff and not do what the vast majority are already doing on their own? so i'm hopeful then that we can adopt the conservation compliance programs that we have. most farmers are doing that already themselves. they shouldn't be put in with maybe a few bad actors that are out there. the commodity programs, i echo what's been said about careful to minimize government programs on farmers' decisions on what they grow and how much they grow. that ought to be their decision based u
energy title. we put the energy title first in the 2002 farm bill. we improved and strengthened it in 2008. it's critical, i believe, to maintain the $880 million in mandatory funding that we put in the senate. it's crucial for our rural areas, our small communities that are building their own energy systems. conservation, i mentioned on working lands, but also for lack of what everyone calls conservation compliance. the fact is the vast majority of producers already do that. so are we going to...
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to clean energy and money-saving efficiency. in our economic recovery, there has been one very bright spot in massachusetts and the national economy, the incredible growth of clean energy, energy efficiency and the jobs that come with these industries. according to the massachusetts clean energy center, our state alone has gained 20,000 jobs in these sectors since 2010, with another 10,000 new jobs expected in the next year alone. massachusetts has become the nation's most energy-efficient state. boston is ranked as the nation's most energy-efficient city. our shores will host the first offshore wind farm with a new construction terminal built in new bedford, allowing our fishermen to work alongside our wind energy workers. massachusetts is number seven in the nation in deploying solar energy, even though we're more well known for the perfect storm than perfectly sunny days. these advances, these jobs, these technologies have flourished in massachusetts because we have set the right policies and encouraged our companies to lead.
to clean energy and money-saving efficiency. in our economic recovery, there has been one very bright spot in massachusetts and the national economy, the incredible growth of clean energy, energy efficiency and the jobs that come with these industries. according to the massachusetts clean energy center, our state alone has gained 20,000 jobs in these sectors since 2010, with another 10,000 new jobs expected in the next year alone. massachusetts has become the nation's most energy-efficient...
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that should be at the department of energy, not in the pentagon. it costs $50,000 a year to educate a child on a military base in this country., four anda half times what it cost to educate anybody anywhere else in this country. that doesn't have anything to do with defending the country either. why? so you got $67 billion. not one aspect of that was acted on in the defense authorization act. not that was taken out and let's have the military defend this country, not do all these other things that don't have anything to do with defending the country. and, oh by the way, as we move that $67 billion out, it's estimated we can save about $15 billion by overhead absorption by moving medical research to the n.i.h. where it belongs instead of the billions of dollars we spend at the pentagon on medical research that doesn't have anything to do with extraneous decisions that our combat forces might encounter in odd places around the world. so $67 billion, could have saved $15 billion. $15 billion is three quarters of what the new, quote, agreement between
that should be at the department of energy, not in the pentagon. it costs $50,000 a year to educate a child on a military base in this country., four anda half times what it cost to educate anybody anywhere else in this country. that doesn't have anything to do with defending the country either. why? so you got $67 billion. not one aspect of that was acted on in the defense authorization act. not that was taken out and let's have the military defend this country, not do all these other things...
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he was head of an energy company that worked with the plan organization of iran on its energy needs for the coming centuries. and he developed a plan of hydra gas fired, coal-fired, and nuclear power plants that would supply the energy needs of iran. and that original plan had a proposal of 22 reactors, nuclear reactors. to for each host. of course, that was a grand plan not feasible in the immediate circumstances. but certainly over the long term. it was a part of the vision of the united states government, atoms for peace, where we fostered the development of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, including mining, the version of rivers, and, of course, power plants for the production of energy and the desalination of seawater for agricultural purposes. lilienthal's argument, as i recall it, was that iran should use its oil and gas resources not for its own energy, but for sale abroad, export, and that they should develop their own infrastructure from the proceeds from the sale of oil and gas, and use the valued resources which were finite in nature to develop a sound infrastructure of
he was head of an energy company that worked with the plan organization of iran on its energy needs for the coming centuries. and he developed a plan of hydra gas fired, coal-fired, and nuclear power plants that would supply the energy needs of iran. and that original plan had a proposal of 22 reactors, nuclear reactors. to for each host. of course, that was a grand plan not feasible in the immediate circumstances. but certainly over the long term. it was a part of the vision of the united...
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our children and grandchildren the lifestyle that we enjoy in we can continue particularly with the energy changes. i amfocused on this for policy and the right policy for our economy is to have real comprehensive immigration. >> i have never heard it said that way. [laughter] >> governors before we talk about the wives i want to talk about the why. let's get the measure that is moving to the senate on immigration reform to make it to the house is it not true do believe they may even be considering immigration reform right now if not for what happened in the fall if mayor romney secure just 27% if not one of the fastest minority groups in the country? >> i think we need to do it emigration. >> we're doing it right now because of politics. >> because he did not do with the first year laky said he was going to but this should not be about the partisais republicans need to be because it is good policy and democrats need to because it is good policy but it could have come up in the last four years but did not and now it is coming up in you will see bipartisan support and the reason is not good
our children and grandchildren the lifestyle that we enjoy in we can continue particularly with the energy changes. i amfocused on this for policy and the right policy for our economy is to have real comprehensive immigration. >> i have never heard it said that way. [laughter] >> governors before we talk about the wives i want to talk about the why. let's get the measure that is moving to the senate on immigration reform to make it to the house is it not true do believe they may...
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i want britain to tap to new sources of local energy like shale gas. i'm introducing a tax -- including a shale gas field allowance to promote early investment. shale gas is part of the future and we'll make it happen. we can help companies grow and succeed by wilding infrastructure, backing the local, and supporting successful sectors. of any major economy in the world. that is what the government set out to achieve. that's what is what we're dr delivering. they did a survey that ranks the most competitive tax regime in the world. three years ago we were near the bottom of the table. now we're at the top. in the global rate, we cannot stand still. today we step up the pace, our enterprise investment team offering generous -- they have done a great job help progress mote it around the country. they asked me to extend the holiday,ly i will. we're make our new employee shareholders more generous with income tax relief and increasing -- of business to the employees. company that look after employees and help them return to work will get new help through t
i want britain to tap to new sources of local energy like shale gas. i'm introducing a tax -- including a shale gas field allowance to promote early investment. shale gas is part of the future and we'll make it happen. we can help companies grow and succeed by wilding infrastructure, backing the local, and supporting successful sectors. of any major economy in the world. that is what the government set out to achieve. that's what is what we're dr delivering. they did a survey that ranks the...
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but when the single market remains incomplete and services, in energy, in digital, the very sectors that are the engine of a modern economy, it is only half the success that it could be. it is nonsense that people shopping online in some parts of europe are unable to access the best deals simply because of where they live. so i want completing the single market to be our driving missi mission. i want us to be at the forefront also of the transformative trade deals with the u.s., japan, india as part of the drive towards global free trade. and i want us to be pushing to exempt europe's smallest entrepreneurial companies from more eu directive. they should be the officials, they should be do tasks that get european officials up in the morning and keep them working late into the night. and so we urgently need to address the sclerotic, ineffective decision-making that is holding us back. that means creating a leaner, less bureaucratic union, relentlessly focused on helping its member companies compete. in the global race can we really justify the huge number of expensive peripheral european
but when the single market remains incomplete and services, in energy, in digital, the very sectors that are the engine of a modern economy, it is only half the success that it could be. it is nonsense that people shopping online in some parts of europe are unable to access the best deals simply because of where they live. so i want completing the single market to be our driving missi mission. i want us to be at the forefront also of the transformative trade deals with the u.s., japan, india as...
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our energy costs are some of the highest in the nation. our transportation costs are some of the highest in the nation. our food costs are some of the highest in the nation. our health care costs are some of the highest in the nation. and now our premiums are going to be some of the highest in the nation. but we recognize that to live in alaska, it's expensive. so when you look at the average wages of an alaska, they're a little bit higher than you might see in other parts of the country. that's a good thing. that's going to help you pay for your transportation, for your fuel, for your food. but when we're talking about any level of subsidy, this is a concern that we're seeing around the state. the higher income levels are going to kick you out of being eligible for any level of subsidy. so we've got -- we've got alaskans that are trying to be diligent about their health care and the insurance, wanting to be able to provide for their family. and they're trying to figure out where do i go. i've got a letter here from a gentleman in fairbank
our energy costs are some of the highest in the nation. our transportation costs are some of the highest in the nation. our food costs are some of the highest in the nation. our health care costs are some of the highest in the nation. and now our premiums are going to be some of the highest in the nation. but we recognize that to live in alaska, it's expensive. so when you look at the average wages of an alaska, they're a little bit higher than you might see in other parts of the country....
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from speculation to the oil and gas markets to inflated prices for energy to energy manipulation, we know the role of banks has expanded. banks have expanded far beyond their traditional roles. there has been little public awareness of or debate about the massive expansion of our largest financial institutions in the new areas of the economy. that's in part because regulators have been less than transparent about basic facts. we can't get from the federal reserve the information, whether you're a citizen, whether you're a reporter, whether you're a senator sitting on the banking committee, we can't get from the federal reserve the information we need to know about the governance and these rules about commodity trading by the banks. it's also because these institutions are so complex and so dense and so opaque and so impossible for people to understand that they are -- that we simply can't figure out what we need to figure out. the six largest u.s. bank companies, holding companies have 14,000 subsidiaries. six largest u.s. banks hoeding companies have 14,000 subsidiaries. fewer than
from speculation to the oil and gas markets to inflated prices for energy to energy manipulation, we know the role of banks has expanded. banks have expanded far beyond their traditional roles. there has been little public awareness of or debate about the massive expansion of our largest financial institutions in the new areas of the economy. that's in part because regulators have been less than transparent about basic facts. we can't get from the federal reserve the information, whether you're...
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but energy, energy is an area where we can cut costs. by making our manufacturers more competitive, by reducing their costs, we're going to be able to compete globally, add more jobs in this country and again be able to help on our trade deficit. that's why this legislation is so important, because what the federal government can do is help the private sector take advantage of the best resources that's out there, the best practices that are out there, so that our companies can reduce their costs, putting those savings toward expanding companies, plant equipment, hiring more workers. the proposals contained in this bill i think are very commonsense reforms and have been needed for a long time. again, no mandates on the private sector, none. in fact, many of our proposals come as a direct result in conversations we have had with people in the private sector as to what they actually want and need. that's how we put this thing together. it's also about how the federal government can become more energy efficient. we talked earlier about the f
but energy, energy is an area where we can cut costs. by making our manufacturers more competitive, by reducing their costs, we're going to be able to compete globally, add more jobs in this country and again be able to help on our trade deficit. that's why this legislation is so important, because what the federal government can do is help the private sector take advantage of the best resources that's out there, the best practices that are out there, so that our companies can reduce their...
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of energy in the sense of its energy content per unit of volume. so oil has some real advantages. it has some huge disadvantages. but it does have some advantages, and it's one reason it has stayed in its position of prominence for some many decades. but oil has a number of problems associated with it. they are political, they are military, they are economic, they are health. we'll talk a little bit about each one. but they create a issue that be many people think can be solved by changing the location the oil comes from. whether it's drill, baby, drill from the conservative side of the political spectrum or conserve, baby, conserve from the liberal side, there's still the idea that if more oil proto portion nately comes -- proportionately comes from us or countries that we're friendly with like, say, canada rather than, say, iran, that things will be better. the location the oil comes from is a big deal. it really isn't. the only way it's a big deal is it affects the balance of payments, and that's good. we do better with a balance of payments, we
of energy in the sense of its energy content per unit of volume. so oil has some real advantages. it has some huge disadvantages. but it does have some advantages, and it's one reason it has stayed in its position of prominence for some many decades. but oil has a number of problems associated with it. they are political, they are military, they are economic, they are health. we'll talk a little bit about each one. but they create a issue that be many people think can be solved by changing the...
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many of you still have those things that light energy. although i am an eye surgeon, first and foremost, i find myself at this particular time in a debate over how we heal are sick economy and how we get people back to work. i truly believe that we can have an economy that creates millions of jobs again but we will have to rethink our arguments and try to rise above empty partisan rhetoric. my hope is that you will hear me out, that you will see me for who i am, not the caricature sometimes presented by political opponents. if you hear me out, i believe you'll discover that what motivates me more than any other issue is the defense of everyone's rights. of strong importance to me is the defense of minority rights, not just racial minorities, but ideological and religious minorities. if our government does not protect the rights of minorities, then democratic majorities could simply legislate away our freedoms. the bill of rights and the civil war amendments protect us against the possibility of an oppressive federal or state government. t
many of you still have those things that light energy. although i am an eye surgeon, first and foremost, i find myself at this particular time in a debate over how we heal are sick economy and how we get people back to work. i truly believe that we can have an economy that creates millions of jobs again but we will have to rethink our arguments and try to rise above empty partisan rhetoric. my hope is that you will hear me out, that you will see me for who i am, not the caricature sometimes...
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carla tieman who leads our livestock and energy issues and helps make the energy title something we could be very proud of. i am very grateful for all of her leadership and hard work. tina may who wrote our original conservation title and then decided to go have a baby. she is amazing. she knows more about conservation than anyone i know. we're very proud that not only the conservation title in the senate but one that is very similar in the house bears the marks of her hard work and leadership. and i do want to note that jonathan coppas had a son during the last farm bill, and tina had a son during this farm bill, so i'm not sure what it is about farm bills, madam president, but we'll see what comes next. one thing about tina's maternity leave is that it allowed us to get the t-2 team back together. kevin norton came back from the usda to work with katie lee as they kicked up very excellently the heavy load and made it look easy. thanks to them, our country will have healthy wildlife habitats and clean, fishable waters for generations to come. jonathan snyder who is another one of our far
carla tieman who leads our livestock and energy issues and helps make the energy title something we could be very proud of. i am very grateful for all of her leadership and hard work. tina may who wrote our original conservation title and then decided to go have a baby. she is amazing. she knows more about conservation than anyone i know. we're very proud that not only the conservation title in the senate but one that is very similar in the house bears the marks of her hard work and leadership....
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energy information administration estimated that in 2012, energy related u.s. carbon dioxide emissions fell to the lowest level in more than a decade and a half. what makes this extraordinary is that the united states, if you go back to 1995, the united states today has 50 million more energy consumers than we did in 1995, and we have an economy that is 50% larger than it was in 1995. yet, our c02 # emissions are close to what they were in 1995. in america's energy industry, we believe this is just the beginning. we believe our nation can do more to bring energy to the world. in this historic moment, as we transition from an era of scarcity to an era of abundance, it's important from us to learn from and build on our successes. we must recognize the fundmental importance of investment, innovation, and trade in helping us achieve nation's economic and environmental needs. to do that, we must understand that industry, government, and society all have roles to play in pressing forward the frontiers of innovation. our industry, the first and foremost priority is al
energy information administration estimated that in 2012, energy related u.s. carbon dioxide emissions fell to the lowest level in more than a decade and a half. what makes this extraordinary is that the united states, if you go back to 1995, the united states today has 50 million more energy consumers than we did in 1995, and we have an economy that is 50% larger than it was in 1995. yet, our c02 # emissions are close to what they were in 1995. in america's energy industry, we believe this is...
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the international energy market is trying to shift around and that could be to the benefit of some of these countries to reverse some of them the basic problem is they don't have enough money to pay for it. >> did you have to comment on that or no? >> i guess i should say something about how this breaks down. as you kind of a pointed out in venezuela, production is in question, but let's use about 2.7 million. it hasn't really gone up. it's gone down over the last two years despite the plans that should be going up, but they fired all the workers and have a bunch of political loyalists and then they expropriated exxon and, co and several billions of dollars and amazingly the brothers had a plant there as well and chavez took that a couple years ago as well. so, we have about a million barrels between 702 million going to the u.s. every day making them the largest supplier in the u.s. and the important thing that was just pointed out as we are really the only guy that is paying for their oil. let me explain that a little bit more. we are subsidizing with hugo chavez, so we have an impo
the international energy market is trying to shift around and that could be to the benefit of some of these countries to reverse some of them the basic problem is they don't have enough money to pay for it. >> did you have to comment on that or no? >> i guess i should say something about how this breaks down. as you kind of a pointed out in venezuela, production is in question, but let's use about 2.7 million. it hasn't really gone up. it's gone down over the last two years despite...
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infrastructure more resilient, reduce the threats to vital ecosystems, help farmers adapt, increase renewable energy capacity, and educate their public about the threat of climate change to florida. looking at all of those risks to florida, looking at the bipartisan action taken by those county leaders in florida, i have to ask if you are a member of congress from florida, how can you credibly deny climate change? studies show that about 95% of climate scientists think climate change is really happening and humans really are contributing to it. about 5% disagree or aren't so sure. can floridians here in congress really take the 5% bet? does that seem smart and cautious and prudent and responsible? this is the only florida we've got. and the sunshine state is ground zero for sea level rise. it is long past time for us to act on climate change, but it's not too late to be ready, and it's not too late to be smart in florida and elsewhere. in florida, and in other states, infrastructure has to be designed for and adapted to the climate changes we can foresee. so i thank the government accountability off
infrastructure more resilient, reduce the threats to vital ecosystems, help farmers adapt, increase renewable energy capacity, and educate their public about the threat of climate change to florida. looking at all of those risks to florida, looking at the bipartisan action taken by those county leaders in florida, i have to ask if you are a member of congress from florida, how can you credibly deny climate change? studies show that about 95% of climate scientists think climate change is really...
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climate needs and energy security needs as well as need to address climate change. that is the priorities the president will continue to push forward into 2014 and beyond. >> ask you a question about at aca. cms last said that 10% of the 830 forms that were transmitted to insurance companies had errors in them. they are now saying that number was inaccurate. now they are not providing a percentage. is the white house confident, one, does the white house know the percentages? does the white house have confidence whatever that number is, whatever that percentage is, coupled with the ability to-eyed these arrows and the outreach that's going along with it that that's going to mean the number of people who are aiming to be signed up for health insurance by january 1st, that that's going to be what we would see as minimal come january? >> i think, i'm tracking, as i said yesterday and previous daze there is no higher priority that cms has and the administration has on the c -- aca making sure that those individuals who enrolled or believed they enrolled are taking the st
climate needs and energy security needs as well as need to address climate change. that is the priorities the president will continue to push forward into 2014 and beyond. >> ask you a question about at aca. cms last said that 10% of the 830 forms that were transmitted to insurance companies had errors in them. they are now saying that number was inaccurate. now they are not providing a percentage. is the white house confident, one, does the white house know the percentages? does the...
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renewable energy is a key partner of energy efficiency in a modern energy system. there are often installed side by side, increasing the payback in energy savings and reducing emissions and fighting climate change. our nation needs a do-it-all, do-it-right energy policy to address global climate change, to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. those are the big threats. but also a big opportunity. we can create a clean energy economy that leads the world in producing the jobs of the future. again i want to thank my colleagues senator shaheen and senator portman for their work, and i look forward to continued bipartisan efforts as we address the energy needs of our country. and i would just say to senator shaheen and to senator wyden, i find it very, very unfortunate that we're in a position now where so many members have come to the floor to offer bipartisan amendments, and you have been stopped in your tracks from moving this bill forward and voting on those amendments and dealing with them, however -- you know, let the senate work its will. but once again i know
renewable energy is a key partner of energy efficiency in a modern energy system. there are often installed side by side, increasing the payback in energy savings and reducing emissions and fighting climate change. our nation needs a do-it-all, do-it-right energy policy to address global climate change, to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. those are the big threats. but also a big opportunity. we can create a clean energy economy that leads the world in producing the jobs of the future....
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why would we want to prevent the next person who is common to cure cancer, created new energy source, who would ring a new means of communication to our country. this bill is about moving our country forward. this bill is about competing in the world economy and if we can do in baseball and basketball and it had senator rubio, hockey, we can do in engineering, science, and technology. i think that colleagues and turn it over to senator rubio. >> mr. president. >> senator from florida. >> let the record reflect to did not mean to offend hockey fans. the florida panthers and the lightning tampa bay area won the stanley cup, so we like hockey, too, although you can play it outdoors in florida. in any event, the point is well taken that we want the best and brightest. the one point i want to make, the one thing i picked up on in general and the last 24 to 48 hours is how important it is inaccurate information reached the american people about what it is for working on and not working on. immigration is a complicated thing. i hear a lot of discussion about immigration and all have more to
why would we want to prevent the next person who is common to cure cancer, created new energy source, who would ring a new means of communication to our country. this bill is about moving our country forward. this bill is about competing in the world economy and if we can do in baseball and basketball and it had senator rubio, hockey, we can do in engineering, science, and technology. i think that colleagues and turn it over to senator rubio. >> mr. president. >> senator from...
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conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> kathleen sebelius testified on capitol hill today before the house energy and commerce subcommittee on health. you can watch this hearing tonight on the c-span networks, or anytime on our website, c-span.org. >> news this morning from capitol hill. according to politico, republican aides say that tomorrow the house will take up a bipartisan budget plan that was announced last night by senator patty murray and congressman paul ryan. that proposal would fund the government for two years and restore some of the sequester cuts. house republican and democratic caucuses met this morning, and we got a couple of comments from party meters following their meeting. first we hear from republican paul ryan and then budget committee member democrat chris van hollen. >> we've got to find a way to make this work. we think it's her nations interest to do that. that's why we sought to reach a budget agreement that maintain our core principles and found common ground. we have found common ground with our colleagues on the other side of the aisle over in the senate. what this
conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> kathleen sebelius testified on capitol hill today before the house energy and commerce subcommittee on health. you can watch this hearing tonight on the c-span networks, or anytime on our website, c-span.org. >> news this morning from capitol hill. according to politico, republican aides say that tomorrow the house will take up a bipartisan budget plan that was announced last night by senator patty murray and congressman paul ryan. that...
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coal is a big pot of our energy supply. i know, it's going to continue to be a big pot of our energy supply. we've tried very hard to make sure that we look at the technologies available to it today so it continues to have a path forward. >> but we don't tend use research funds for things that are already been determined adequately demonstrated? we're using research funds to try to prove this up you're using it as an example adequately demonstrated. it doesn't make sense. >> we are coordinating closely with d.o.e. and if you have listened and heard from the d.o.e. folks today, you will know they share our opinion about its availability and been demonstrated. it's exciting to think that we could make it more cost-effective moving forward, and that you could expand the range of sequestration opportunities. so they are actually working very hard with the industry to continue to move that technology forward. that is only good news, sir. that's not bad news. >> but we still don't know whether it's adequately demonstrated. >> gen
coal is a big pot of our energy supply. i know, it's going to continue to be a big pot of our energy supply. we've tried very hard to make sure that we look at the technologies available to it today so it continues to have a path forward. >> but we don't tend use research funds for things that are already been determined adequately demonstrated? we're using research funds to try to prove this up you're using it as an example adequately demonstrated. it doesn't make sense. >> we are...
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americans to take full advantage of this god-given domestic resource to produce clean, cheap, and safe energy. these things have been true for many decades. there's no reason they shouldn't still hold true now. eastern kentucky must look for some economic opportunities beyond coal, and i support that and i know the people of the region can accomplish great things. it's vital that we consider eastern kentucky's future, but let me make this point: it is equally vital that we not give up on eastern kentucky's present. as we consider eastern kentucky's future, it is important that we not give up on eastern kentucky's present. and coal is the key to the present in eastern kentucky. so the obama e.p.a. has the testimony i heard in pikeville, whether they wanted it or not, they've got it. eastern kentucky is going to continue to push back in this war on coal. the war isn't over yet, not by a longshot. this president will be gone in three years, and the coal will still be in the ground. the people of the region are resilient and they will keep fighting. so i'm very hopeful for a positive outcome in e
americans to take full advantage of this god-given domestic resource to produce clean, cheap, and safe energy. these things have been true for many decades. there's no reason they shouldn't still hold true now. eastern kentucky must look for some economic opportunities beyond coal, and i support that and i know the people of the region can accomplish great things. it's vital that we consider eastern kentucky's future, but let me make this point: it is equally vital that we not give up on...
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energy use. the biggest users were chemicals and petroleum refining pulp and paper, iron and steel, and obviously other important industries or energy-intensive as well. now, a lot of those employers know that using less energy means lower costs and higher margins, especially larger companies are in a position to take the steps that will allow them to tap those financial gains. but the small and medium sized companies often don't have the technical expertise to know about which upgrades are going to make the biggest difference. so here we have this bipartisan bill that comes along, and without, madam president, putting any mandates on the private sector, not a single mandate, not one on the private sector, this bill takes three steps that can help our small companies -- and this is the kind of company that dominates the oregon economy, and i know the wisconsin economy and many small businesses as well, and with these three steps, these companies, these small companies are going to be able with th
energy use. the biggest users were chemicals and petroleum refining pulp and paper, iron and steel, and obviously other important industries or energy-intensive as well. now, a lot of those employers know that using less energy means lower costs and higher margins, especially larger companies are in a position to take the steps that will allow them to tap those financial gains. but the small and medium sized companies often don't have the technical expertise to know about which upgrades are...
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she is a tiger of energy and purpose. the department of commerce is probably "the" most complicated -- i don't know about d.o.d. but i think it's the most complicated non-d.o.d. agency. i mean, you have oceans, spectrum, aviation, trains. i mean, there's a thousand different areas, including all the oceans. and it takes a real leader, it takes a tough person and we haven't had a tough enough person for awhile. we had one but then because of health reasons that person had to resign. and i cannot imagine a better -- and i don't say these things often about nominees -- i cannot imagine a more perfect person to run the department of commerce than penny pritzker. and i hope that my colleagues will vote for her overwhelmingly. i thank the chair. i yield the floor. note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from utah. mr. hatch: thank you, madam president. madam president, i rise today to -- the presiding officer: the senate is i
she is a tiger of energy and purpose. the department of commerce is probably "the" most complicated -- i don't know about d.o.d. but i think it's the most complicated non-d.o.d. agency. i mean, you have oceans, spectrum, aviation, trains. i mean, there's a thousand different areas, including all the oceans. and it takes a real leader, it takes a tough person and we haven't had a tough enough person for awhile. we had one but then because of health reasons that person had to resign....
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companies like silicon energy in marysville are leading the world with some of the most durable solar cells ever built. janicki industries in sedro-wooley is driving innovation in aerospace. valve, a software company in bellevue has grown into a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment. and in grays harbor an across-the-board effort led to the re-opening of the paper mill last year, putting 175 people back to work making 100% recycled paper. i have this to say about washington. innovation is in our genes. [applause] we create. we invent. we build. so now we must go forward, with both high ambition and a recognition that the power of innovation will fuel the next wave of job growth in washington. make no mistake, our top priority today, tomorrow, an every single day for the next four years, is jobs. [applause] we must build a working washington, capable of sustained economic leadership in a rapidly changing world. during the campaign i put out a plan to get washington back to work that grew to over 100 points of action. my plan focuses on job growth in seven industry clusters. aer
companies like silicon energy in marysville are leading the world with some of the most durable solar cells ever built. janicki industries in sedro-wooley is driving innovation in aerospace. valve, a software company in bellevue has grown into a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment. and in grays harbor an across-the-board effort led to the re-opening of the paper mill last year, putting 175 people back to work making 100% recycled paper. i have this to say about washington. innovation...
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and to be able to see how the movement of coal or other -- other commodities or energy sources across our waterways, what that meant to the economy of southwestern pennsylvania but, indeed, the economy of our -- our commonwealth and our country. so when we hear the phrase "locks and dams" in pennsylvania, and especially in southwestern pennsylvania, we don't think of some far-off concept. we think of commerce and the movement of -- of commerce and the jobs and the economic growth that comes from that. unfortunately, this system, this inland waterway system, is facing major challenges, challenges that threaten in ways that some of us couldn't imagine even a few years ago. the inland waterway system offers the most cost-competitive way to transport new commodities. it moves some 20% of the coal that is used to power our nation's electricity, much of it from pennsylvania. also 22% of our petroleum products and more than 60% of export grain that's moved because of this system. theshipers who produce or manufacture these comod -- the shippers who produce or manufacture these commodities ar
and to be able to see how the movement of coal or other -- other commodities or energy sources across our waterways, what that meant to the economy of southwestern pennsylvania but, indeed, the economy of our -- our commonwealth and our country. so when we hear the phrase "locks and dams" in pennsylvania, and especially in southwestern pennsylvania, we don't think of some far-off concept. we think of commerce and the movement of -- of commerce and the jobs and the economic growth that...
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a while back there was one on energy but the differences senator blumenthal was referring do we are starting to see action with them. we have always gotten along in the senate and done a lot together but this is getting things done and i think finally the american public people are starting to realize that courage is an just going into the chamber chamber in may kenya speech by yourself and having your base here. courage is whether you're willing to stand up next to someone you don't always agree with for the betterment of this country and that is what is changing in the senate. >> senator schumer seldom has a good idea but when he does i jump on it. [laughter] [inaudible conversations] >> what we do teach here at the museum on a typical two or it is we do start with how the music industry started with edison and the cylinder machine and then we go forward with the invention by berliner of the flat disc machine which is called the gramophone. and if we go ahead throughout that story and tell about johnson's very important inventions to improve this machine. mr. johnson and his engineers went
a while back there was one on energy but the differences senator blumenthal was referring do we are starting to see action with them. we have always gotten along in the senate and done a lot together but this is getting things done and i think finally the american public people are starting to realize that courage is an just going into the chamber chamber in may kenya speech by yourself and having your base here. courage is whether you're willing to stand up next to someone you don't always...
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i have also spoken with the department of energy about ways to resolve the issue quickly and prevent disruptions down the road. i'm talking with d.o.e. and industry partners on legislation that addresses known scheduled closures for refineries for maintenance. having improved information could serve as an early warning system to protect consumers from production problems within the refinery industry. with more transparency and more lead time, fewer retail letters have the opportunity to purchase fuel at prices that better reflect the underlying costs of crude oil and better reflect supply and demand across the country. i also believe that refineries should give immediate notification of any unplanned outages, and i'm working to address this as well. i'm also working with the secretary of energy to look at the potential for additional refined fuel storage capacity in our region. minnesota has less storage capacity for refined products than other parts of the country, making us more vulnerable to the kinds of refinery outages we have experienced this year, both planned and unplanned. i
i have also spoken with the department of energy about ways to resolve the issue quickly and prevent disruptions down the road. i'm talking with d.o.e. and industry partners on legislation that addresses known scheduled closures for refineries for maintenance. having improved information could serve as an early warning system to protect consumers from production problems within the refinery industry. with more transparency and more lead time, fewer retail letters have the opportunity to...
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president, we all consider spending and debt a big problem in this country and we put enormous focus and energy and debate and discussion on that issue. the problem is, so often after we set budget caps after we set these limits with the very serious spending and debt issue in mind, whenever a big bill comes up they just bust the caps. we put a so-called emergency designation on the spending and all of a sudden like that with that simple phrase we exempt that entire bill from the spending caps, from the provisions that we have put in place to try to get spending and debt under control. mr. president, this immigration reform bill is another example of that. because it would spend $8.3 billion and it calls all of that spending cutsing emergency spending. -- calls all of that spending emergency spending. now, mr. president, that is just a sleight of hand. that is just avoiding the caps and limits that we've tried to put in place to begin to rein in spending and debt. this is not an emergency in any reasonable sense of the term. this is not an unforeseen storm. this is not an unpredicted earthquake
president, we all consider spending and debt a big problem in this country and we put enormous focus and energy and debate and discussion on that issue. the problem is, so often after we set budget caps after we set these limits with the very serious spending and debt issue in mind, whenever a big bill comes up they just bust the caps. we put a so-called emergency designation on the spending and all of a sudden like that with that simple phrase we exempt that entire bill from the spending caps,...
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the advances in energy efficiency technology being realized at orion energy. the work on sustainable biofuels at the great lakes bioenergy research center in madison and small business incubators across our state helping to build the dreams of entrepreneurs. but these stories of innovation and cooperation, these exciting opportunities to build an economy made to last, these are happening all over our country. and i'm going to let people in on a little secret. we here in the senate can be innovative, too. we can cooperate. we can be excited by these opportunities. it's true of democrats and republicans alike, because none of us came here just to audition for cable news or to win our next election before the bumper stickers from the last one even come off the cars. i've already had the great joy of working with colleagues from both parties, and i know that neither party has a monopoly on compassion or common sense. there's nothing liberal or conservative about wanting to help our manufacturers compete and win on the world stage. there's not a senator in this bod
the advances in energy efficiency technology being realized at orion energy. the work on sustainable biofuels at the great lakes bioenergy research center in madison and small business incubators across our state helping to build the dreams of entrepreneurs. but these stories of innovation and cooperation, these exciting opportunities to build an economy made to last, these are happening all over our country. and i'm going to let people in on a little secret. we here in the senate can be...
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this is a chart that our staff produced from energy information administration data that was provided on refinery capacity. there's a number of reductions in refineries in the united states, although new investments with the remaining refineries resulted in increased u.s. capacity. this comes at a time when the u.s. has demand for gas that has been declining. now, a number of analysts argue that the united states has surplus refinery capacity, exports of refined products have been increasing dramatically, aided by lower crude prices, lower natural gas prices giving our refiners the cost advantage. u.s. refiners export roughly 2.8 billion barrels of product a day, and united states a exporting refined products to venezuela. the charts from eia show, again, the increase in gasoline and diesel exports, especially from the gulf coast. now, for you all, to what extent do you see u.s. exports of gasoline and diesel, you know, continuing? again, this goes back to the question for the consumers. the consumer is saying, senator baldwin says it. i hear from oregon consistently that we're lookin
this is a chart that our staff produced from energy information administration data that was provided on refinery capacity. there's a number of reductions in refineries in the united states, although new investments with the remaining refineries resulted in increased u.s. capacity. this comes at a time when the u.s. has demand for gas that has been declining. now, a number of analysts argue that the united states has surplus refinery capacity, exports of refined products have been increasing...
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panels, efficient lighting and an an impressive energy dashboard to monitor energy use throughout their entire facility and their customers can come in, touch this interactive dashboard and see what's going on throughout the physical plant. i've also visited some great new hampshire companies who are producing energy efficient technologies. we have a company in new hampshire called warner power which has made the first breakthrough in transformers in over a hundred years. studies show that energy -- that inefficiency in transformers result in a loss of about 5% of all electricity generated in the united states. with the wide scale use of warren power's innovation, the hexaformer, the economy estimates 1.5% of all transformer energy losses could be eliminated. this would save the country 60 terrawatts of electricity a year. that's actually to about five times new hampshire's entire annual electricity consumption. so energy efficiency is an excellent example of a bipartisan and affordable approach that can immediately grow our economy and improve our energy security. in addition to being
panels, efficient lighting and an an impressive energy dashboard to monitor energy use throughout their entire facility and their customers can come in, touch this interactive dashboard and see what's going on throughout the physical plant. i've also visited some great new hampshire companies who are producing energy efficient technologies. we have a company in new hampshire called warner power which has made the first breakthrough in transformers in over a hundred years. studies show that...
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the least we can do is put a little charge on it so people move to clean energy. clean energy. and we take the issue of the keystone pipeline. it's a big controversy. well, people say let's just do it. well, you ought to see what will come out of that in terms of carbon pollution. it will undo all the good we did from fuel economy, and the oil won't stay here, and they have a waste disposal problem with it. but it's a little bit inconvenient. remember when vice president gore wrote the book "inconvenient truth." it's inconvenient for us. we don't want to know about it because it is hard to deal with, but we can do it. in california, we're beginning to see more and more solar rooftops, more and more clean power, and the jobs that are coming with it are extraordinary. we can do this. this is the greatest nation in the world, but we're kind of held hostage to the big polluters. we can't -- we have to say that we have to act for the safety of the people. and we're hearing it. we're hearing it from our national defense department. we're hearing it from secretary of secretary of stat
the least we can do is put a little charge on it so people move to clean energy. clean energy. and we take the issue of the keystone pipeline. it's a big controversy. well, people say let's just do it. well, you ought to see what will come out of that in terms of carbon pollution. it will undo all the good we did from fuel economy, and the oil won't stay here, and they have a waste disposal problem with it. but it's a little bit inconvenient. remember when vice president gore wrote the book...
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we need an all-of-the-above energy policy that uses every energy source we have. hydroelectric, nuclear, biomass, renewables, fossil fuels, including coal. you can't tell the history of america without telling the history of coal, and you can't plan an energy future for america without coal. to put it in a nutshell, mr. president, there is 8 billion tons of coal being burnt in the world today. 1 billion tons of coal is being burnt in america. for those who are saying that we are destroying the climate, the global climate, because of the coal that we're burning, we burn it better and cleaner than most any nation on earth. i am not a climate scientist but i do know that the ocean currents and the wind currents do not start and stop in north america. i do know that. and i know if you stop burning every ton of coal in america thinking you're going to save the climate of the world when there's 7 billion other tons of coal being burnt and it's growing faster than at any time in history, we have oceanfront property in west virginia as a bargain for you. that's what we're
we need an all-of-the-above energy policy that uses every energy source we have. hydroelectric, nuclear, biomass, renewables, fossil fuels, including coal. you can't tell the history of america without telling the history of coal, and you can't plan an energy future for america without coal. to put it in a nutshell, mr. president, there is 8 billion tons of coal being burnt in the world today. 1 billion tons of coal is being burnt in america. for those who are saying that we are destroying the...